Arthouse cinema group CICAE, whose members represent 4,000 screens in Europe, has criticized what it calls the Venice Film Festival’s “momentous mistake” in showcasing Netflix fil…
playing Out Of Competition. While disquiet has been less apparent than last year, today CICAE sent out a long missive criticizing Venice, other festivals and the streamer, whose model either collapses or does away with the theatrical window.
He continued, “For the last sixty years, if national television channels wanted to have their place in the sun on the Lido, they had to respect some rules; co-produce films and diffuse them after their releases in cinemas. Should the global online platforms be exempted de facto from these obligations? General interest in films only comes after the special interest of a powerful company and the short-term vision of a festival largely funded by public money.
Heading into Venice, UNIC, the International Union Of Cinemas, also called for all films screening at festivals to have a full theatrical release.
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